Gate system

ABSTRACT

The gate system includes a center to perform the ticket reservation control, an automatic gate apparatus that is connected to the center and examines a magnetic recording medium or a wireless card inserted as a ticket, a ticket vending machine to issue a ticket, and an in-compartment ticket issuing terminal carried by a trainman in a train for performing a fare adjustment for a riding past ticket, etc. through the wireless communication.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to a gate system comprisingautomatic gate apparatuses that are connected to a central reservationcontrol center installed at stations of transportation facilities suchas railways for gate processing of tickets, ticket vending machines,in-compartment supplementary ticket vending terminals carried bytrainmen in trains.

[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0004] In recent years, automatic gate apparatuses have been installedat stations of transporting facilities such as railways for automaticgate processing of tickets. These automatic gate apparatuses read datamagnetically recorded on tickets that are inserted by users, judgepropriety of passage of users and perform such processes as perforatingand printing, etc. as necessary. Further, data reading/writing type gatemachines utilizing non-contact type cards or wireless devices(hereinafter, referred to as wireless card) through the wirelesscommunication (hereinafter, referred to as wireless automatic gateapparatus) for the magnetic data recording have been proposed. In thiswireless automatic gate apparatus, when the passage is judged to be OK,a user is able to pass through the gate and when not OK, the doors ofthe wireless automatic gate apparatus are closed to protect the passageand a user is informed that he is not allowed to pass the gate by thedisplay panel, voice guidance, etc.

[0005] However, in the case of a long-distance ticket for the Shinkansen(the ultra-high speed railway connecting principal cities in Japan),when a ticket is purchased in addition to a ticket, limited expressticket, reserved seat ticket, etc. owned by a user, a ticket recordingrequired data is issued and it was necessary to process plural ticketsby an automatic gate apparatus. Further, when a fare is adjusted in atrain for the riding past, etc., an in-compartment supplementary tickeris issued additionally and therefore, it was necessitated to collect andprocess tickets at the manned gate when got off a train. Further, when alarge amount ticket such as a long-distance ticket is lost, it wasdifficult to reissue a ticket to a person who lost the ticket because aperson picked up that ticket is able to use it. A system to make alltickets to wireless type is difficult to realize a wireless card mediumas requires a higher cost than a magnetic ticket. So, it has beenproposed to make SF (Stored Fair) card to a wireless card. However, itwas not proposed to make all tickets to wireless cards.

[0006] As described above, in the case of long-distance tickets, whenpurchasing a ticket in addition to such tickets as a ticket, limitedexpress ticket, reserved seat ticket owned by a user, as a ticketrecording necessary informing is additionally issued, it is necessary toprocess plural tickets in an automatic gate apparatus. Therefore, when afare is adjusted in a train for the riding past, etc., an in-compartmentsupplementary ticket is issued additionally, it is required to collectand process plural tickets at a manned gate when getting off a train.Accordingly, there was such a problem that when a large amount ticketsuch as a long-distance ticket is lost, as it is usable by a person whopicked it up, it is difficult to reissue the ticket to a person who lostthe ticket.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a gate systemcapable of easily performing the process of long-distance tickets in anautomatic gate apparatus, in-compartment fare adjustment process andreissue process.

[0008] According to the present invention, a gate system is provided.The gate system comprises a ticket vending machine for issuing amagnetic ticket on which a boarding data is recorded magnetically and awireless ticket that transmits boarding data through wirelesscommunication; an automatic gate apparatus for examining the ticketaccording to boarding data of the magnetic ticket or the wirelessticket; and an in-compartment ticket processing terminal carried by atrainman for processing the wireless ticket in a train including a fareadjustment for the riding past through the wireless communication withthe wireless ticket.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009]FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the schematic structure of anautomatic gate apparatus of a gate system of the present invention;

[0010]FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a structure of a control systemof the automatic gate apparatus.

[0011]FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic structure of awireless card;

[0012]FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic structure of aticket vending machine equipped with a wireless card additionalpurchasing function;

[0013]FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic structure of a gatesystem of the present invention;

[0014]FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining operations when purchasing ashort-distance ticket and a long-distance ticket from a ticket vendingmachine;

[0015]FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining operations when additionallypurchasing a ticket from a ticket vending machine using a wireless card;and

[0016]FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining operations when additionallypurchasing a ticket from a ticket vending machine using a wireless card.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0017] A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be describedbelow referring to the drawings.

[0018]FIG. 1 shows a schematic structure of an automatic gate apparatus.A top cover 2 is provided on a main body 1 of the ticket gate apparatus,a magnetic ticket insert port 3 is provided at the entrance side ofuser, into which plural current magnetic tickets (magnetic recordingmedium) can be inserted, and a magnetic ticket take-out port 4 isprovided at the exit side of user. Further, on the top cover 2, thereare provided with a wireless antenna 5 for wireless communication with awireless card (wireless equipment) that is carried by user. Further,there are provided with a guidance display 6 to provide guidance forpassage and no-passage, and gates 7 to prevent users to pass at the timeof no-passage. Further, the main body 1 is provided with anabnormal/children indicator 8, human sensors 9 and 10.

[0019]FIG. 2 shows a control system of the automatic gate apparatus 11.The automatic gate apparatus 11 is connected to a monitor 13 via amonitor interface 12. The monitor interface 12 is connected with a CPU20 that controls the entirety of the automatic gate apparatus (adetecting means) 11. The CPU 20 is connected with a ROM 21, a RAM 22, afare memory 23, a magnetic reader/writer 25 for executing thereading/writing from/to magnetic tickets by a magnetic head 24, aconveyance controller 26, a print controller 28 for controlling theprint by a thermal head 27 and a communication unit 29 that is connectedto a network. Further, the CPU 20 is connected with a ticket sensingcontroller 31 to control a ticket sensor 30, a human sensing controller32 to control the human sensors 9 and 10, a door controller 34 tocontrol a door mechanism 33, a display controller 35 to control thedisplay of the guidance display 6, a separation controller 37 to controla separation mechanism 36, a punching controller 39 to control apunching mechanism 38, a holding controller 41 to control a holdingmechanism, and wireless communication controller 42 that is connected tothe wireless antenna 5 through which the wireless communication is madewith a wireless card 100.

[0020]FIG. 3 shows a schematic structure of a wireless card. Thewireless card 100 is equipped with a CPU 102, a ROM 104, a RAM 106, areceiver 108, a transmitter 110, a power receiver/battery 112, anoperating portion 114 and a display unit 116 that serves as a displaymeans.

[0021] The CPU (a changing means) 102 controls the operations of alldevices of the wireless card 100 and its control program, an ID code,etc. of the wireless card are stored in the ROM 104 and communicationdata exchanged with the automatic gate apparatus 11 and usage historydata, etc. are stored in the RAM 106.

[0022] Further, in either the ROM 104 or RAM 106 serving as a storagemeans, a commutation ticket using data (purchasing data including usingsection, using period, date of purchase, etc.), SF card using data(purchasing/using data including amount at the time of purchase, usingsection, expiration date data, remaining amount data, etc.) andlong-distance ticket using data (section, date, classification oflimited express, etc., designation data, round trip, planning ticketdata, etc.) are stored. The planning ticket is, for instance, such aticket that is usable unlimitedly in a whole day at a predetermined fareirrespective of a boarding distance.

[0023] The wireless card 100 receives wireless data transmitted from theautomatic gate apparatus 11 by the receiver 108 and transmits thereceived data to the CPU 102, RAM 106, etc. Further, the data processedin the CPU 102, etc. is returned to the automatic gate apparatus 11 viathe transmitter 110.

[0024] The present invention uses the wireless card 100 for large amounttickets such as long-distance tickets, planning tickets, etc. inaddition to commutation tickets and SF cards. The long distance ticketreferred to here as an example is a ticket of using distance longer thanabout 100 km. Further, short-distance tickets for ordinary lines areused many users and amounts are also low and unit price of card itselfhas less merit to use large amount wireless card and the same magnetizedtickets as current state are used.

[0025] As described above, when a long-distance ticket is used, it isissued as a wireless card 100 and therefore, the entrance/exit can beprocessed by an automatic gate apparatus that is capable of processingwireless cards shown in FIG. 1. Further, when it is needed to changecontents of purchased tickets, it can be processed by re-writing datawritten into a wireless card 100.

[0026] Further, recovered wireless cards 100 can be reused byinitializing wireless data and various displays. When a print type isused for the display unit, the thermal sensitive layer may be renewed.

[0027] In the structure as described above, how to process the changingsections, calendar, etc. on a wireless card that is used as along-distance ticket and in-compartment fare adjustment for destinationchange, etc. will be explained below.

[0028] First, for additional purchasing of tickets, there is a method tocollect a fare by rewriting data by a ticket processing terminal at along-distance ticket vending window of a station or a method to haveuser to insert a ticket into a ticket vending machine that has anadditional purchasing function and input required additional contents,and after confirming the receipt of fare, rewrite data and return theticket to the user.

[0029]FIG. 4 shows a schematic structure of a ticket vending machine 120that is capable of issuing a wireless card 100 and a magnetic ticket andhas a wireless card 100 additional purchasing function. The ticketvending machine 120 comprises a CPU (an updating means) 121 to controlthe entire machine, a ROM 122, a RAM 123, a display unit 124 to displayvarious data as a display means, a wireless reader/writer 125 tocommunicate with a wireless card 100 as a reading means, an operationpanel 126 as an directing means, and a ticket issuing mechanism 127.

[0030] The ticket vending machine 120 will be described below based on acase where it is installed in the station yard. The ticket vendingmachine 120 is also possible to install at a train platform and in atrain (in this case, the transmission/receiving with a centralreservation control center becomes the wireless communication) inaddition to the station yard.

[0031]FIG. 5 shows the schematic structure of the gate system of thepresent invention. The central reservation control center has stationcontrol centers 201, 202 and so on at stations.

[0032] The station control center 201 of each station is connected witha center communication controller 202 that controls the wirelesscommunication with a train from the station control center 201, a ticketvending terminal 203 for updating data of a wireless card 100 at along-distance ticket vending window of a station in the case ofadditional purchase of a wireless card 100 that is used as along-distance ticket, a ticket vending machine 120, an automatic gateapparatus 11 and a reserved terminal 204 for providing various data thatwill be described later.

[0033] In a train, a train communication controller 206 and anin-compartment data control center 207 are provided. The in-compartmentdata control center 207 makes the wireless communication with a ticketprocessing terminal that is carried by a trainman.

[0034] The ticket processing terminal 208 comprises a display 209, a CPU210, a ROM 211, a RAM 212, a wireless reader/writer 213 to read andwrite data through the wireless communication with a wireless card 100,an operation unit 214, a power source unit 215 and an in-compartmentwireless communication controller that controls the wirelesscommunication with the in-compartment data control center 207.

[0035] Designated data is referred to the central reservation controlcenter 200 from the station control center 201 by communicating datawith the center communication controller 202 of a neighboring stationvia the in-compartment data control center 207 in a train from theticket processing terminal 208.

[0036] The operation of the ticket vending machine 120 when a userpurchases a short-distance ticket or a long-distance ticket from theticket vending machine 120 will be explained referring to a flowchartshown in FIG. 6.

[0037] User inserts a train fare into the fare insert port of the ticketvending machine 120 (ST31) and designate a kind of a ticket desired topurchase, for instance, a railway ticket, a limited express ticket, areserved seat ticket, a train fare, destination and the like on theoperation panel 126 while looking at the indication on the display unit124 (ST32).

[0038] The CPU 121 of the ticket vending machine 120 judges whether thecovering distance of a train taken by a user out of the contentsdesignated on the operation panel 126 is a long-distance more than 100km or a short-distance below 100 km (ST33).

[0039] When the covering distance of a train was judged to be below 100km in Step ST33, a ticket is judged whether it is a ticket of specificcondition (ST34). The specific condition referred to here is whether aticket is a limited express ticket or a reserved seat ticket.

[0040] When the covering distance of a train was judged to be above 100km in Step ST33 or when a ticket is a ticket of specific condition, forinstance, a limited express ticket or a reserved seat ticket even if thecovering distance is below 100 mm, the step proceeds to Step ST35.

[0041] In Step ST35, the issue conditions designated by user arerecorded on a wireless IC card by the ticket issuing mechanism 127. Whenthe wireless IC card is prepared, a wireless IC card 100 shown in FIG. 3is issued to a user from the exit port of the ticket vending machine 120(ST36).

[0042] When a ticket is not a ticket of specific conditions, forinstance, a limited express ticket or a reserved seat ticket in ST ST34,the step proceeds to Step ST37.

[0043] In Step ST37, the ticket issuing conditions designated by user isrecorded on a magnetic ticket by the ticket issuing mechanism 127. Whena magnetic ticket is prepared, it is issued to a user from the exit portof the ticket vending machine 120 (ST38).

[0044] The ticket issuing conditions to be recorded in Step 35 are aboarding section, date, an issuing company name, when a kind of ticketis, for instance, a limited express ticket, its boarding section or areserved seat number if a reserved seat ticket.

[0045] The issuing conditions that are recorded in Step ST37 are aboarding section, date, an issuing company name, etc.

[0046] That is, a wireless IC card is issued for a large amount or along-distance ticket, a limited express ticket, a reserved seat ticketand a magnetic ticker is issued for such ordinary tickets as a smallamount, a short-distance ticket.

[0047] Then, the operations when additionally purchasing a ticket fromthe ticket vending machine 120 using a wireless card 100 as along-distance ticket will be explained referring to the flowcharts shownin FIG. 7 and FIG. 8.

[0048] First, when reading data of the ROM 104 or the RAM 106 of thewireless card 100 by the wireless reader/writer 125, the CPU 121 of theticket vending machine 120 checks if this wireless card 100 is valid ornot (ST2), and if invalid, this wireless card 100 is returned to a user.

[0049] When the wireless card 100 is confirmed to be valid in Step ST2,the CPU 121 displays the read current data on the display unit 124(ST3),and further displays the selection of additional kinds on thedisplay unit 124 (ST4). The additional kinds displayed here are asection, change of a reserved seat; a kind of a section of limitedexpress ticket, etc.

[0050] When additional contents are selected from the operation panel126 of the ticket vending machine 120 (ST5), if the additional contentsare not a reserved seat ticket only (ST6), the CPU 121 displays theadditional contents of the section, the limited express, etc. (ST7).Then, when additional contents are input through the operation panel 126of the ticket vending machine 120 (ST8), the CPU 121 proceeds to StepST14 if there is the reserved seat change. If there is no reserved seatchange (ST9), the CPU 121 displays a fare on the display unit 124(ST10).

[0051] When a fare is inserted by a user (ST11), the CPU 121 updates thedata of the wireless card 100 (ST12), rewrites the display on thedisplay 116 of the wireless card 100 (ST13) and returns the wirelesscard 100 to the user.

[0052] When a reserved seat ticket only is added in Step ST6, or areserved seat is changed in Step ST9 and date is input through theoperation panel 126 of the ticket vending machine 120 (ST14), the CPU121 displays the train data on the display unit 124 (ST15).

[0053] When a train is selected from the train data displayed on thedisplay unit 124 through the operation panel 126 (ST16), the CPU 121inquires this designated state to the central reservation control center200 via the station control center 201 (ST17) and displays thedesignated ticket purchasable data on the display unit 124 (ST18).

[0054] When the designated contents are selected and input through theoperation panel (ST19), the CPU 121 displays a fare (ST20). Then, when afare is inserted by user (ST21), the CPU 121 registers the reservationon the central reservation control center 200 (ST22). The CPU 121receives the registration OK from the central reservation control center200 (ST23), updates the data of the wireless card 100 (ST24), rewritesthe display on the display 116 of the wireless card 100 (ST13) andreturns the wireless card 100 to a user.

[0055] Next, in the case of riding past, an in-compartment supplementaryticket was so far issued in a train. In this invention, this case isprocessed using a ticket processing terminal that is capable ofrewriting wireless data including designated data.

[0056] Next, the riding past process will be explained referring to FIG.5.

[0057] When a user carrying a wireless card 100 as a long-distanceticket rides past a destination, a trainman reads the data recorded onthe wireless card 100 carried by the user using a ticket processingterminal 208 in a train. When reading the data of the wireless card 100by a wireless reader/writer 213 of the ticket processing terminal 208, aCPU 210 displays the read data on the display 209. Further, when theriding past data desired by a user is input through an operation unit214, the CPU 210 communicates with an in-compartment data control center207 of the train through an in-compartment wireless communicationcontroller 216.

[0058] A train communication controller 206 transmits the ride past datareceived at the in-compartment data control center 207 to a centercommunication controller 202 of a neighboring station.

[0059] Further, the function of the ticket processing terminal 208explained below is also provided to the ticket vending machine 120 andwhen the ticket vending machine 120 is installed in a train, the samechanging process can be made by the ticket vending machine 120.

[0060] The neighboring station control center 201 of the train inquiresthe data received from the center communication controller 202 to thecentral reservation control center 200. When the riding past desired bythe user from the inquired data is possible, the central reservationcontrol center 200 sends an approval data to the station control center201.

[0061] As a result, the data of the wireless card 100 is updated throughthe station control center 201, the center communication controller 202,the train communication controller 206 of the train, the in-compartmentdata control center 207 and the ticket processing terminal 208, and thedisplay on the display 116 of the wireless card 100 is rewritten.

[0062] Thus, in this embodiment, a user is able to recognize addition ofdata by rewriting the display on the display 116 of the wireless card100 when adding/changing data.

[0063] Further, regarding a display, it may be updated so that it can berewritten in thermal sensitive print, etc. or a writing area ispredetermined for each data and a display is added for each additionalpurchase. Further, the display contents of the display 116 may bechanged corresponding to the using state. For instance, in the case of along-distance round-trip ticket using a wireless card 100, the forwardtrip data is first displayed and switched to the backward trip displaywhen getting off the train in the forward trip or the data ofreimbursement due to delay of a train is changed when processing thegetting off a train. If display contents are numerous, the displaypictures of the display 116 may be made changeable with switches on awireless card 100.

[0064] Further, when a large amount ticket is made a wireless card, itbecomes possible to assign Issue No., ID No., etc. to an issued ticket.Thus, it becomes possible to confirm an illegal use of a lost ticket bya person who picked it up by means of the automatic gate apparatus 11and to reissue a ticket. As an ID for this confirmation, a using date, atrain and a reserved sheet number, etc. may be used.

[0065] As a long-distance ticket recovering method using a wireless card100 of this embodiment, there is a method to perform the invalidationprocess only of a wireless card 100 through the wireless writing anddoes not recover the wireless card 100 directly when getting off a trainor a method to recover a wireless card 100 using an automatic gateapparatus that is capable of recovering a wireless card 100 when a usergot off a train. When the validation process of a wireless card 100 onlyis performed, for recovering wireless card, a certain amount may bereimbursed to a user when he returns a wireless card 100.

[0066] As it is not required to return tickets to a user, it becomespossible to solve such problems that return of a planned ticket to thegate window by a user in the middle of use, inverse use of forward andbackward trip tickets, making designated data for the backward tripunclear.

[0067] Further, the wireless card 100 may receive electromagnetic wavetransmitted from the automatic gate apparatus and supplies the wave byconverting into electric power by the power receiver/battery 112, and abattery itself may be built in the power receiver/battery 112.

[0068] The wireless card 100 is equipped with the display 116 fordisplaying the data stored in the ROM 104, the RAM 106 and the operatingportion 114 for performing the operations to control the communicationwith the automatic gate apparatus. The operating portion 114 performssuch operations as the power source ON/OFF, setting of propriety ofcommunication, stopping of either functions of the commutation ticket orSF card when a wireless card has both data of these functions (to enablethe communication by data of one of them).

[0069] Further, as an example to provide data to a user using thewireless card 100, a long-distance traveler is able to check requireddata utilizing the reserved terminal 204. The reserved terminal 204having storage, display and communication means provides such data asTrain Platform No., time, a reserved seat location, etc. and inaddition, the weather forecast for a destination according to thewireless communication with the wireless card 100. Further, it may beallowed to provide PR data when a used wireless card 100 is presented tothe reserved terminal 204.

[0070] As explained above, according to the embodiment of the presentinvention, when purchasing a ticket, a limited express train ticket, areserved seat ticket in addition to a currently owned ticket in theShinkansen, etc., the additional issue of a medium recording requireddata becomes unnecessary and it does not require to process pluralsheets of tickets in the automatic gate apparatus.

[0071] Further, when a fare is adjusted in a train for riding past,etc., the additional issue of an in-compartment supplementary ticketbecomes unnecessary and the exit process by the wireless automatic gateapparatus becomes possible when exits from a station.

[0072] Further, if long-distance tickets and other large amount ticketsare lost, an illegal use of lost tickets can be disclosed by the use ofvarious kinds of ID and it becomes possible to reissue tickets.

[0073] As described above in detail, according to the present invention,it is possible to provide a gate system capable of easily performing theprocessing of long-distance tickets by the automatic gate apparatus,in-compartment fare adjustment and reissue of tickets by an automaticgate apparatus.

What is claimed is:
 1. A gate system comprising: a ticket vendingmachine for issuing a magnetic ticket on which a boarding data isrecorded magnetically and a wireless ticket that transmits boarding datathrough wireless communication; an automatic gate apparatus forexamining the ticket according to boarding data of the magnetic ticketor the wireless ticket; and an in-compartment ticket processing terminalcarried by a trainman for processing the wireless ticket in a trainincluding a fare adjustment for the riding past through the wirelesscommunication with the wireless ticket.
 2. A gate system according toclaim 1, wherein the ticket vending machine issues a magnetic ticketwhen the boarding section is a short-distance and a wireless ticket fora long-distance.
 3. A gate system according to claim 1, wherein theticket vending machine issues a wireless ticket when the boarding datais a specific condition.
 4. A gate system according to claim 2, whereinthe wireless ticket includes: storage means for storing boarding data asa ticket; and display means for displaying data based on the boardingdata stored in the storage means.
 5. A gate system according to claim 4,wherein the ticket vending machine includes: change input means forinputting the change of boarding data stored in the storage means of thewireless ticket; and means for recording the boarding data changed bythe change input means into the wireless ticket.
 6. A gate systemaccording to claim 4, wherein the in-compartment processing terminalincludes: change input means for inputting the change of boarding datastored in the storage means of the wireless ticket; and means forrecording the boarding data changed by the change input means into thewireless ticket.
 7. A gate system according to claim 4, wherein theautomatic gate apparatus includes: wireless ticket processing means forprocessing the wireless ticket based on the boarding data includingidentification data stored in the wireless ticket; wherein thein-compartment processing terminal includes: reissue means for reissuinga wireless ticket when the wireless ticket was lost and not processed bythe wireless ticket processing means.
 8. A gate system according toclaim 2, wherein the wireless ticket includes: storage means for storingboarding data as a ticket; display means for displaying the boardingdata stored in the storage means and using state; and changing means forchanging the display of the display means according to the change in theboarding data or using state.
 9. A gate system comprising: a ticketvending machine for issuing a magnetic ticket on which a boarding datais recorded magnetically and a wireless ticket that transmits boardingdata through wireless communication; a center for storing boarding dataof tickets issued through the ticket vending machine; wherein the ticketvending machine includes: reading means for reading the boarding datarecorded on the wireless tickets as the ticket; display means fordisplaying the boarding data read by the reading means; directing meansfor directing the change of boarding data based on the boarding datadisplayed on the display means; and update means for updating theboarding data recorded on the wireless ticket based on the change dataof a boarding condition when the change of the boarding conditionindicated by the directing means is approved by the center.
 10. A gatesystem according to claim 1, wherein the wireless ticket is applied withthe invalidating process only at the time of final use and notrecovered.
 11. A ticket processing terminal comprising: a receiver forreceiving boarding data from a wireless ticket on which the boardingdata is recorded through wireless communication; a display fordisplaying the boarding data received by the receiver; an operation unitfor directing change of the boarding data displayed on the display; anda processing unit for updating the boarding data of which change isindicated by the operation unit through the wireless communication. 12.The ticket processing terminal according to claim 11, furthercomprising: a wireless communication controller that transmits theboarding data of which change is indicated by the operation unit to astorage unit storing the boarding data for plural wireless tickets andreceives propriety of change of boarding data transmitted from thestorage unit; wherein the processing unit updates boarding data of thewireless ticket through the wireless communication when it is receivedthat the boarding data can be changed by the wireless communicationcontroller.
 13. A gate system comprising: a ticket vending machine forrecording boarding data on a wireless ticket and issuing the wirelessticket that is capable of making wireless communication; and a ticketprocessing terminal operated in a train for changing the boarding datathrough the wireless communication with the wireless ticket.
 14. A gatesystem according to claim 13, further comprising: a storage unit forstoring the boarding data recorded on the wireless tickets issued by theticket vending machine; wherein the ticket processing terminal includes:first receiving means for receiving boarding data from the wirelessticket through the wireless communication; display means for displayingthe boarding data received by the first receiving means; means fordirecting the change of the boarding data displayed on the displaymeans; and means for transmitting the boarding data of which change isindicated by the directing means to the storage unit; wherein thestorage unit includes: means for judging whether the boarding datatransmitted from the transmitting means of the ticket processingterminal based on the stored boarding data is changeable; and means fortransmitting the result of judgment of the judging means to the ticketprocessing terminal; wherein the ticket processing terminal furtherincludes second receiving means and means for updating the boarding dataof the wireless ticket through the wireless communication when thejudging result that the boarding data is changeable is received by thesecond receiving means from the transmitting means of the storage unit.15. A boarding data changing method of a ticket, comprising the stepsof: storing boarding data when a ticket recording the boarding data isissued from a ticket vending machine; receiving an input of a directionto change the boarding data of the ticket issued from the ticket vendingmachine or a ticket processing terminal; judging propriety of the changebased on the stored boarding data when the input of a direction isreceived; transmitting the result of judgement in the judging step tothe ticket processing terminal; and updating the boarding data to thechange contents based on the change process contents when the changingprocess was executed in the ticket processing terminal that received theresult of judgement.
 16. An boarding data changing method of a ticket,comprising the steps of: receiving boarding data from a wireless ticketstoring the boarding data through wireless communication; displaying thereceived boarding data; directing the change of the displayed boardingdata; transmitting the change directed boarding data to a storage unitstoring the boarding data; receiving the result of judgement as towhether the change of the boarding data of which change is directed ispossible; and updating the boarding data of the wireless ticket throughthe wireless communication when the result of judgement that the changeis possible is received.
 17. An boarding data changing method of ticketsaccording to claim 16, wherein the updated boarding data is transmittedto the storage unit when the boarding data of the wireless ticket isupdated.